CommonSpot Training : CommonSpot JumpStart

The CommonSpot Jump Start is designed to help CommonSpot customers build and release their web sites quickly and efficiently. Because CommonSpot customers have diverse requirements and capabilities, the training is also designed to be flexible to meet those unique needs. The JumpStart agenda provides a framework for training; depending on your requirements, technical skill levels, and the different internal groups involved, the topics and sequencing can be rearranged to best accomplish your learning objectives. To get the most out of the Jump Start Training, we encourage you to contact us with any questions you may have before training is scheduled.

To gain the most from this JumpStart students should have the following:

• ColdFusion development experience
• Students should have successfully completed the Fast Track to ColdFusion
• Required: Students should have a completed interface design and site map

Upon completion of this JumpStart, students should be able to:

• Implement CommonSpot using your new or existing design, set up user groups, security and permissions.
• Teach the developer staff how to set up and maintain CommonSpot in a production environment.

Day 1

Site Goals & Design Discussion, Site Structure, Overall Architecture

• HTTP Configuration
• Database Architecture
• Directory Structure
• Virtual Root Sites

Server Requirements and Ancillary Products ColdFusion, Office 2000, Verity, etc., Content Replication

• Clustering vs. Replication
• Replication options

ColdFusion Administrator Settings

• Cold Fusion Mappings, Data Sources, CFX_TAGS, Verity Collections
• Verity K2 Support

Introduction to CommonSpot Administrator

• Server Configuration
• Site Configuration
• Site Creation Procedures

Users/Groups: Authenticated & Anonymous, IP Address Restriction, Account Expiration, CommonSpot Features

• Login
• Indicators
• Pending Actions, My Pages & My Tasks
• Architect of a Page
• Elements
• Publishing Process
• Version History
• Security
• Page Creation
• Extensive Metadata Support
• Templates
• Page Index Elements
• Caching & Stub Files

Security Architecture

• Privileges: Read, History, Comment, Author, Edit, Design, Approve, Admin
• Site Level Security: Show UI, Ability to Create Pages, Create Templates, Create Elements, Upload Images
• Custom Knowledge Sharing Menu
• Default Page Security (Site Level) Default vs. Enforce
• Template Inheritance Restrictions
• Page & Element Security
• Security Matrix

Day 2

CommonSpot Features (continued)

• Scheduled Elements
• Administrator Module
• External Pages
• Custom Element Render Handlers
• Template Variables
• Licensing Keys & Hosting Support
• Multi-level Approval Process
• Multi-Language Support
• Page Sets
• Simple Form Element
• Datasheet Element
• Task Element
• Page & Image Management Reports
• Sale File Upload Handling
• Popup Menu support
• Integrated Search

Hands On Template/Render Handler Development, Style Sheet Support, Custom Elements & Content Reuse, Accessibility Options Targeted Audiences, Work Requests, Page & Link Management, Fonts, Categories, Integration with ColdFusion

• Base Templates
• Print Support
• Use of CT-RENDER-NAMED-ELEMENT, Element Control Identifiers, and Example templates
• Custom Cold Fusion Elements
• CommonSpot Variables & revisit of Template Variables
• Review of Administration Guide ColdFusion integration section

Day 3

Continued Hands On Template/Render Handler Development, Override Options

• Custom Color Palette
• ‘Onload” Event Handling
• Login process overrides
• Post Publication callback
• Post Login callback

FuseTalk discussion board integration, NT Domain Administration Caching & Full Text Indexing

• Page vs. Element level caching
• Clearing the Cache
• Browser Specific Cache options
• Verity Integration
• Collection re-indexing
• Session Timeouts, Page Locking, Backup